Sandeep Maheshwari: Image Maker

Sandeep Maheshwari's ImagesBazaar has world's largest collection of Indian images

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Sandeep Maheshwari

Sandeep Maheshwari, 30, Founder, ImagesBazaar

When he bought his first camera in 2000, relatives mocked him for aspiring to be a "wedding and passport photographer". A decade on, Sandeep Maheshwari is the CEO of ImagesBazaar, the world's largest collection of Indian images, with over 10 lakh photographs, videos, illustrations and 3D imagery shot by over 10,400 photographers. The idea originated when an advertising agency wanted stock images. Maheshwari created a database of portfolios he had shot. In the last four years, ImagesBazaar's revenues have shot up by 4,000 per cent.

The Journey: Maheshwari dropped out of Kirori Mal College, Delhi, in the third year of BCom. He launched ImagesBazaar in 2006.

The Challenge: "Each image on our site is just an idea until it is brought to fruition by a highly professional team," he says.

Second Opinion

"He has built the largest and highest revenue player in the field of Indian stock images and has taken a community along with him on this ride."Rajesh Kejriwal, Director, Kyoorius Designyatra